Being a memory play, it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental. It is not realistic.

All good art is an indiscretion.

You'll be surprised how infinitely merciful they [these tablets] are. The prescription number is 96814. I think of it as the telephone number of God!

A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.

I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.

I'm tired and it's taking an increasing amount out of me, more than I have to give physically. And that's why I want to move to Sicily and buy that little farm and raise a flock of goats and geese. I find it peaceful ... and it would be a nice way to end life.

There is no pleasure in the world like writing well and going fast. It's like nothing else. It's like a love affair, it goes on and on, and doesn't end in marriage. It's all courtship.